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::■«*' . — \a, Iflyjfiii'fll'i - ■' - i..,,: JlHk. ^ik. ._.jI'-*« fTHE ASPERMONT ST14>41iOF AND FOR STONEWALL COUNTYVolume 39Aspermont, Texas, May 6, 1937Number 43SOCIAL SECURITYQUESTION BOXCompiled BySOCIAL SECURITY BOARD(This is the first of a series of 20iiuestions and answers dealing withthe Social Security Act.)QUESTION NO. 1QUESTION: llow soon are benefitspayable under the old-age benifitsprovisions of the Social Security AclANSWER: Lump-sum benefits art-payable now to an employee if he hasreached the age of 85 since December31, 1030, and has worked in a coveredoccupation since that date. In case anemployee has died since December 31,1930, and has worked in a coveredoccupation after that date, the estateof such an individual is eligible tol'ile claim for a lump-sum payment.In either ease, tiie lump-sum will amount to 3',2 per cent of wages paidto the worker in covered oe. up .i ■ <nsince December 31, 1930.Monthly benefits will be paid aft-er January 1, 11142, to qualified indi-viduals. Qualified individuals artthose who have attained age 05 amiwho, since December 31, 11)30, aimbefore attaining age 05, hav(. workedin covered occupations one day ineach of five different calendar years,and have received during such periodat least a total of $2,000. A personwho reaches age 05 but does not become a "qualified" individual will receive a lump-sum payment e.jual to3 ^ per cent of wages paid to him ii,covered occupations after Decembii3l, 11)30, and before lie attains at <05.Stonewall County Drys |Score Another Victory jIn Beer Sales Voting!I LOVE MY WIFE — *UT OH! YOUAnii-Aiired SheetDraws inuignantPress CommentFor the second time since the firstof January, Stonewall county dryvoters have been victorious in thebattle of balloty being waged on thequestion of legalized beer sales. InJanuary the sale of 3.2 beer wasoutlawed and Saturday the votersturned thumbs down on the effort tolegalize the sale of beer up to 14per cent.Balloting was light Saturday asonly a few more thn 550 poll taxeswere paid this year. Of 588 ballotscast the dry majority was 88, a gainover the majority in the Januaryelection which was 73 out of a totalof 837 hallos ca-t. Ten voting boxt s: howt d a majority on the dry sideand five had a majority for the wets,lioxAspermontOld GlorySouth SideI'eacockUhoda.Shinery l.akeMt_ Olive •,.ew Hope.Salt 1 lati nterviewWright Chapeliwensoniirazos ValleySandlini 'lainviewDryWet12007207!)j7!)221242011ii1102O')42218t>412o•f 74fii': balancedBudget r® -Uv.f-Aspermont Recognized Sign-Up AgriculturalAt Slate Homemaking Conservation ProgramItallv In Fort WorthTotalI'.ORA ( elebrates lis2nd iiirtliday, 149Loans In StonewaLIOld Age AssistanceInvestigator's DatesFor Aspermont Sc.Austin, April 27. Newspapertorials indignantly denounced the"Anti-Allred" propaganda sheet ibisweek as crews of urchin newsboysfrom Jacksonville hawked the pap-ers as "extra" to unsuspecting buy-ers in various towns.The papers filled with wild politi-cal charges against Governor Allreddrew tire of responsible newspaperas "a scurrilous, muckraking, aimmisleading political organ.' Sweetwater arrested one crew of importi upaper salesm 11 and charged them withviolation of the city's peddler law.The Rusk Daily Cherokee, in thehome county of VV. VV .Gla., publish-er of "Pensions and Politics said:"To the people of Palestine and theother parts of the state, we apoh-gize for the home county boy. Glassmade the senate race based o'i sushyclJow-sheet political propagandalast summer without success."The editorial in tin Palestine He-rald to which the Cherokeean refeired said: "A crowd of boys came toPalestine yesterday selling so-called an enormousextras that were political sheets deman ding the "impeachment of Gover-nor Allied." The boys went whoopingup and down the. streets, yelling about their papers, and the peopUwho bought, them were gi\en a tasteot political dirt that woultl make thedemocratic donkey feel like a jackass if he had any part in it."This week marks the end of thes< cond year of the Resettlement Ad-ministration, which, i 11 Stonewall| County, has made 149 loans to t'arm-i; I ers for a total of $33,510.00.R. E. Skipworth, county supervisor,announced that during this two-yearperiod the Resettlenv nt Administrainn has also made 110 non-repayabltgrants in the county for a total ofi,214.00, in addition to the loans.The supervisor said when Rcsettle-ient Administration was set up two>ears ago, its first job was to takeover farm families formerly on relief,:nd to make these families self-sup-rting. Detailed plans of farm anden,ne management were worked outv. ith i acli family, and backed by loansfor the necessary supplies, livestockmil equipment."More than 18 pel' cent of Texasi a liners have incomes ranging form. 100 down t,o less than nothing. A,, Ijical member ol' this group, the-up rvisor said, "spends on an aver-a^' only $1 a month for food, only:;Uy cents a month for clothing, and,,nIy five cents a niont|i for medicalcaie.' He pointed out that these tain-dies can develop, in the aggregate,•I K. lienard, district investigatorfor the Texas Old Age A -stance' ommission notified Judge Bo;. G.Anderson this week that had set the'■cond and fourth Wednesda:ich month ;is the days that het.e in A permont to consult with old:■ i pensioners and applicants.Mr. lienard will be^in thi. sehedule Wednesday, May 12th. II ■ willak. his headquarters in Judge An-derson's office at the court house.1 ersmis in Stonewall munty who wishto make application or have problemsconcerning old-age pensions are ask-ed to ee Mr. Benard here on thesedates.NY A Project StartedMonday Renovating1Court House. GroundH.Mrs. Nadine Kight ToOffer Homemaking"Course Free io Adults\. Zieeler, Assistant Di trictAil. iim irater of the National YouthAdministration i(1 District 12, was inio | Aspermont on Monday of this week.>1 i He wa- accompanied by Thomas H.Il;llurd, District Engineer. The purposeof their visit at this time was to as-sist in the tail of a new work pro-ji ct which is being sponsored byJudge Uoy G. Anderson, representingStonewall County, in conjunction withth' National Youth Administration.i'iii- project calls for the beautification of the courthouse grounds andlor the renovation of the exterior andinterior of the courhouse. Work willontinue approximately two monui-and will give work relief to 10 Stone -alt County boys. The project callsior $480.00 in Federal fund- andi50.00 as the sponsor's contribu'uji,.At the State Homemaking Rally, atFoil Worth, attended by 1500 girlswho represened 270 'I xas schools.Kdiia liecht was a second place win-ner in her entry in the "Family Rela-tionship Contest;"Mary Hois Spring-er ranked third in her entry on "Fur-nishings and Accessories for theRoom;'' Aspermont ranked fourth inher general exhibit, which consistedof these garments:School Dress made by Inez MaloneSchool Dress— Frankie But), Daugh-erty.•School Dress— Dorthy Reed.Tailored Dress and Play Suit-- Annis Durham.I'a lored Dress, Play Suit and After-noon Dress— Mary Lois Spring-er.Child's Ore.-- Mononette Dodson.Tailored Dress • Ann Smith.Tailored Dress Mildred Hanke.Afternoon Dress— Lorene Ellison.Outstanding features, aside fromi ontests, that girls will remember are:a banquet in the Crystal' Ball Koom ofHotel Texas, 1300 girls being present,> orth Texas Teachrs College Osche-stra music, singing directod by MissWile Parmlee, State Department ofEducation Music Director, a styleshow at the Paschal Higj^ School, anaddress by State Supt. Dr. L. A.VV oods.Mrs. Nadine Kight, Aspermont'sHome Economics teacher, deservesail praise for her excllent work andfor taking the girls to the rally. Thel.uneheon Club is remembered againl.uncheos Club is remembered ogainfor expense money awarded Asperliiont's four winners in the local con-ies t.Virtually CompleteSTONEWALL COUNTY SIGN-UPCOMPLETED APRIL 20; EAR-LIER THAN PREVIOUS YEARNew 11-1) Agent lieganW ork Here This WeekCollege Station, May 4— The finaldate for acceptance of work sheetsunder the Agricultural Conservationprogram has been set for May 15thby he Texas Agricultural Committee,according t0 Geo. Slaughter, chair-man. The committee has approved anarlier closing date for many counties.vhere the sign-Up is well advanced.Stonewall county was in this group,laving finished the sigsing of workheets April 20th.Indications are that approximatelyJ 10,000 work sheets will be signedfor the 1037 program. Of these, some15,000 cover ranches witjj a combinedacreage of 53,000,000 acres which willlase part in the range conservationfeature of the program.The sign-up this year is progress-ing rapidly, and is three months a-uead 0f the 11)30 participation in theprogram. Slaughter pointed out thatdue to the advanced stage of thesign-up, it would not be possible foriile state committee to accept work. heets after May lo.Slaughter called attention to thefact that submitting a work sheet en-ded a farmer to receive payment ifhe complies with the soil buildingand conserving practices indicated illLlie program, but does 1101 oblige himto enter the program.68,411 In StateAre Denied OldAge AssistanceMrs. Ruby Green of Breckenridgispent a few days of this week visitin:in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. 11. Lilison and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pit. ock.Mr. and Mrs. Ed Halm, Mr. andMrs. Guy Southern and small daught-er of Swenson were in AspermontTuesday.Mrs. Nadine Kight will offertw> Ive two-hour 1 sons in hnmemak-intr to adults who may be interestedThe lessons to be given from 3:00o'clock to 5:00 Tuesday Wednesday,I'hursdav of each of the four weeksStamford SanitariumTo Hold Open HouseFor Public SundayThe Stamford SaiataiiUm will holdop n house Sunday, May 9th, in cele-fotlowing the close of school The I bration of National Hospital Day, ac-The lessons wiU be in such line? as! cording to an announcement from Mr.tahl setting, serving, etiquette, lay j A. C. Buster, business manager. Moil-ing of patterns, cutting, fitting', and i day. National Hospital Da is May 12,short-cut - in sewing, demonstra'i-ins j but Mr. Buster stated that the hospi-in ooking', etc. Women interested II , till staff believed more people mightcall or see Mrs. Kight at the Lee IItel or a sihool.First Baptist ChurchJ. B. Rowan, PastorI h, able to visit the hospital on Sun-ay than during the middle of theI week. 4Mr. Buster has issued a cordial in-j v ration to the public to visit the in.-titutio'i Sunday.WARNINGParents of children who ride bicycles are asked to caution their child-ren about riding bicycles on the sidewalks. There is a city ordinance a-gainst this practice and must enforceit as it is a hazard to pedestrians.Please be sure your children do notride bicycles on the sidewallks in thefuture.City Councilpurchasing power, il,n.)peny lnianced and supervised.Many farmers included in the RA• Ingram last year had never beforeniiown what it was to grow a gardenr to own ;i cow or chickens. Musi• i them had no team or tools. Re-• < ulement plans worked out last yeariiili d suc|) families to buy 20,.>:>: - rses and mules, 7,932 milk cows.I nese families planted 11),702 gar-dens and put up more than five mil-t.on pounds of dried meat and vege-tables as well as more than three anda half million cans.1'Li NCIILON CLl B ENTEUT\lN-> \\ 1V lis A! LUNCHEON Tl !•>.The Aspermont Luncheon Club heluits annual luncheon for the wives ofmembers last Tuesday night in theclub house at the lake. Seventy-twomembers and wives were served bar-becued chicken and all the "trim-mings."Well, what about next Sunday'sservices? Will you help to make ita great day. Honor your mother bvbeing in God's house. Ml churchservices regular and the pastor willbegin the new year with the church.Come. Come praying.LIST OF PKK>oNS WHODON i TED TO HOME ECState NYA DirectorMrs. W. A. Dunwody and daught-er, Mary Louise, of Anson, Mr. andMrs. L. L. Jordan and daughter Cla-rice, and neice, Margueritte, all ofFort Worth were guests of Mr. andMrs. W. P. Guest Sunday.■; Following is the list of personswho donated to the subscription 1stthat was circulated to raise funds to1 help finance the four home economics' girls who went to the State HomeI Economics Pally in Fort Worth las:I week:$1— W. A. Springer, RaymondMiirr, Bryant I iiiiv Co., Miss .1 > 1 >u!I loch, Bud Nort e . W. P. Guest, A. AI Vnnis, N. F. Springer, Rash&PeaI cock,, Ii. I . Springer, Em Wright,| Star Drug Store, Geo. C. F nady,I Pete Blackshear, A. B. Ellison, L. D.McAfee, H. F. Hud-peth, Allene Bur-1 leson, Jo,. Matthews, L. H. Boyd. 50cj E. H. Baker, Dr. McKlroy, I. '1.liobertson, M. N. Guest, G. II. 1' dhaw, Ona Mae Godfrey, S. II. 1! i'ham.Miss Maude Deiiti, teacher in theSlaton high school, and former teach-er in the local -chools, wa.s a week endguest in the home of Miss Etta Roe-buck.J. C. Kellam, recently appoint-ed Acting State Director for theNational Youth Administration.Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Rowan, Mrs.M. N. Guest and Mrs. Joe Hudspethwere Abilene visitors Thursday.M ,s Pauline Hargrove of Colora-do began her work here Monday of: hi.- week as home demonstration a-■ cut of Stonewall county Miss liar-rove was appointed recently by thetnniissioners court following notice> f transfer of Miss Jean Day to Dick-i ns county.Mi s Hargrove is a graduate ofTexas Technological College whshe specialized in this type of work.Since finishing her schooling she hasbeen engaged in the teaching profes-sion. For thy P^st three years shehas been home economics in the Colo-rado school.Miss Hargrove came here Saturdayfrom Fort Wort^ where she had aceompanied a group of her home eco-nomies students tQ the state rallythere. Some of her students were en-tered in contests held during th rally.sol I II SIDE CIRCLE\V. M. I . ORGANt/L^The recently created south-sidegroup of Baptist W. M. U. members,composing the Margaret Guest Circle,met last week is the home of Mrs. J.B. Rowan. In addition to the regularprogram, officers lor the circle wereelected.The officers were: Chairman, Mrs.II. I. Pearson; co-chairman, Mr3. s.Bingham; publicity cluiirman, Mrs. A.ti. Ellison; secretary, Mrs. Chas.ptuill: Personal service, Mrs. J. B.liowan; periodical, Mrs. Joe Huds-peth; education, Mrs. Ernest Shadle;in uevolence, Mrs. J. B. Hahn; stew-ardship, Mrs. G. H. Bradshaw; youngpeople, Mrs. A. Mayfield.Mis. H. I, Pearson conducted themeeting. The group meets each Mon-day afternoon and all members of thesouth side are urged to attend themeetings.Uncle "Tol" Ginn, who has been illfor sometime, was moved from hishome in the Geneview community toto Aspermont to the home of his sonB. Gia the latter part of last week.His condition is reported improved.Mr. and Mrs, C. F. Coo^ and smallsons ol" Peacock were in AspermontTuesday.There are 1G8 old people in Stone-wall county whose plea for old ageassistance has been denied. In the"ntire state 68,422 have met a simi-lar fate while no decision has beenannounced regarding 33,607 other ap-plications. One person out of everythree seeking relief has his or herapplication denied outright. Seven ofevery ten applications are denied be-caus of'no need reflected." Theseand many other interesting facts arecontained in the Texas Old Age As-sistance Commission's Analysis ofApplications, Grants and Denials ofMarch 31, 1937 which may soon bemade public.Other enlightening facts revealedare: Harris county loads in the num-ber of old people who have been de-nied old age asistanee. The numberdisproved is 4,851 while the disposi-tion of some 1,500 more has not beenannounced. Dallas county, wit^ 0,832ha- the largest number of approvedapplications but 4,018 have beendenied and no decision announced inl,4ss cases. In the entire state 223,-MK) old persons have applied for pen-sion. Of this number 121,771 havebeen approved with 102,000 deniedor still pending.Miss Hermona Shadle, teacher inthe Dumont school, was confined toIter home here last week on accountof illness.Mrs. Wm. Flowers was carried tothe Stamford Sanitarium last Fridayfor medical examination. She under-went a tonsil operation Tuesday. Shewill probably remain in the hospitala few days for further observation.WARNING CHIC KENOWNERS!thicken owners in the City of As-peimont are hereby notified that allchickens most be pinned up. There isa city ordinance against the practiceof letting chickens roam over thetown and molest those who are .■'pend-ing time, money, and effort, to growflowers, gardens, etc.Already several reports of chickensriddling flower beds and gardens havecome to us, so please observe thisordinance and be consideiato of oth-ers—or, we must take action, CITY COUNCIL.TTT1